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Where does “ἀποσιωπῶ” come from?

ἀποσιωπῶ (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἀποσῐωπάω, from Ancient Greek ἀπό, from Ancient Greek Ἥλιος, from Ancient Greek τύπος, from Ancient Greek τύπτω, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewp-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew- — to push, to hit.

Ancestry of “ἀποσιωπῶ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἀποσῐωπάω—
2Ancient Greekἀπόfrom, away from; because of, as a result of
3Ancient GreekἭλιοςsun
4Ancient GreekτύποςA blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,...
5Ancient Greekτύπτωto beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself
6Proto-Indo-European(s)tewp-to push, to stick
7Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit

Words derived from “ἀποσιωπῶ”

  • αποσιωπώ
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